El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat

El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat is a memorial in Ciutat Vella, Barcelona, Catalonia. El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat is situated nearby to the government office OAC, as well as near the square Plaça de Vicenç Martorell.

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art and Library of Catalonia.

Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art

Museum

Photo: Zarateman, CC0.

The Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is a contemporary art museum situated in the Plaça dels Àngels, in El Raval neighborhood, Ciutat Vella district, in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Barcelona Museum of Contemporary Art is situated 210 metres southwest of El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat.

Library of Catalonia

Library

Photo: Wikimedia, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Library of Catalonia is the Catalan national library, located in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. The primary mission of the Library of Catalonia is to collect, preserve, and spread Catalan bibliographic production and that related to the Catalan linguistic… Library of Catalonia is situated 360 metres south of El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat.

Palau de la Música Catalana

Theater building

Photo: Doomuu, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Palau de la Música Catalana is a concert hall in Barcelona, Catalonia, Spain. Designed in the Catalan modernista style by the architect Lluís Domènech i Montaner, it was built between 1905 and 1908 for Orfeó Català, a choral society founded in 1891 that was a leading force in the Catalan cultural movement that came to be known as the Renaixença. Palau de la Música Catalana is situated 650 metres northeast of El torn de la Casa de la Maternitat.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Gothic Quarter and The Raval.

Gothic Quarter

Quarter

Photo: Michal Huniewicz, CC BY 3.0.

The Gothic Quarter is the historic centre of the old city of Barcelona. It stretches from La Rambla to Via Laietana, and from the Mediterranean seafront to the Ronda de Sant Pere.

The Raval

Quarter

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El Raval is a neighborhood in the Ciutat Vella district of Barcelona, the capital city of Catalonia. The neighborhood, especially the part closest to the old port, was formerly known as Barri Xinès or Barrio Chino, meaning "Chinatown".